]]>By: flairyhttp://www.wine-girl.net/2010/12/champagne-wishes.html/comment-page-1#comment-18783
Fri, 31 Dec 2010 15:14:14 +0000http://www.wine-girl.net/?p=2867#comment-18783Big is not spelled BAD. Maybe some of these “grower’s” are just underachievers. I am pretty sure the last time I had a bottle of Dom it was pretty tasty and had a soul.
]]>By: Justin McInernyhttp://www.wine-girl.net/2010/12/champagne-wishes.html/comment-page-1#comment-16713
Fri, 31 Dec 2010 00:41:57 +0000http://www.wine-girl.net/?p=2867#comment-16713I am very enthusiastic about grower Champagne and I am pleased that Terry Theise and others are promoting them. However, I represent a small Champagne house that was established in 1856. It is still owned and operated by the founding family. They own a small clos on which they produce some of their grapes. The rest of their grapes are produced in vineyards which the family rents. The family totally controls the cultivation of the rented vineyards. Because they do not own the land, this family’s Champagnes are not included in the grower Champagne category, despite the fact that the family controls every step of the process. Unlike the big Champagne houses, this family does not source juice from other farmers. So I think that it is a little unfair to include this family, and other similarly situated producers, in the same category as the huge Champagne houses.
]]>By: mojojacobhttp://www.wine-girl.net/2010/12/champagne-wishes.html/comment-page-1#comment-23503
Thu, 30 Dec 2010 15:26:19 +0000http://www.wine-girl.net/?p=2867#comment-23503RT @ShannanB: Time to break out the bubbly for NYE, but how do you know which to buy? Check out @michellelentz ‘s tips http://ow.ly/3w8J8

]]>By: ShannanBhttp://www.wine-girl.net/2010/12/champagne-wishes.html/comment-page-1#comment-23504
Thu, 30 Dec 2010 15:17:23 +0000http://www.wine-girl.net/?p=2867#comment-23504It’s time to break out the bubbly for NYE, but how do you know which to buy? Check out @michellelentz ‘s tips http://ow.ly/3w8J8